books about: essay     books:     Essay      Nothing to Be Frightened Of Julian Barnes Knopf, 2008 Lively Thoughts on Death Novelist Julian Barnes thinks a lot about death. And he doesn't like it; he describes himself as "one who wouldn't mind dying as long as I didn't end up dead afterwards." Naturally death has been part of some of his books, but in _Nothing to Be Frightened Of_ ...             21 Nights Prince Atria Books, 2008 21 Bright Nights!!!!!!!!! When I first unwrapped the package to open this book, I was eager to get to know what Prince's life is like. Once I started flipping thru the pages, I could not stop. In the past, I thought Prince was weird but now I see that he's just mysteriously creative. He is an ...             When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris Little, Brown and Company, 2008 LOL I laughed. Out loud. On an airplane reading this book. BTW... Also check out the interview he did with Jon Stewart about it. Hysterical.             Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Chelsea Handler Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008 WOW!!! This Book is FrEaKiN Hilarious!!!!! I have been watching chelsea handler for a while now on E! and Girls Behaving Badly. And decided to check out her first book. I found it pretty funny, very blunt, but mostly a female read. I'm glad i gave her a second chance with Are You There Vodka. I literally read ...             Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 2007 Smart, eclectic, and hilariously funny. Full disclosure: I have a major intellectual crush on David Foster Wallace. Yes, yes, I know about his weaknesses - the digressions, the rampant footnote abuse, the flaunting of his amazing erudition, the mess that is 'Infinite Jest'. I know all this, and I don't care. ...             The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage) Barack Obama Vintage, 2008 Obama is the man baby, the next president in 2008! Obama is the man baby, the next president in 2008! This book is GREAT, and everyone should read it. Sorry my review is not a novel like everyone else.             A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 1998 Sheer genius. David Foster Wallace is one awesomely smart guy. This is both his greatest strength and his potential Achilles heel as a writer. Personally, I will read anything this man writes, because I think he is a true genius with a rare sense of compassion, and a hilarious sense ...             Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Best Book I've Ever Listened To I listened to this in traffic for about a week. I actually looked forward to sitting in traffic. Her voice is soothing, the content is inspiring, and I can't imagine why anyone would give it one star. I loved it and was sad when I got to the last cd. Wonderfully ...             Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World Vicki Myron Grand Central Publishing, 2008 RRRROOOOWWW!!! What a SWEET kitty! What a wonderful story, or should I say, stories. The Mommy-cat (owner), the library, the town, they all come together thanks to this little CAT. Some of the posters did not care for the personal stories, but I think it gives a complete picture ...             Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto Ted Nugent Regnery Publishing, 2008 The Clarity Needed for Our Soul and Our Economy As a fee-only fiduciary in the business of providing investment advice, I'm dealing with a lot of random emotions these days as a result of our inept Beltline policies and unconscionable Wall Street greed. These "leaders" of ours lost their adult sense of reason ...             Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell Simon & Schuster, 2006 This book rocks! I usually don't write reviews, but when i saw that this book didn't have 5 of 5 stars i was shocked! I loved it. Not only do I own the book, I own the author narrated audio version!             A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes David Tanis Artisan, 2008 Delightful and inspiring How can you not love someone who writes, "What makes a boy from Ohio, born in the wrong century, raised on Tater Tots and Birds Eye, end up wanting to eat like a Greek peasant for breakfast, a French peasant for lunch, and a Moroccan peasant for dinner?" This book ...             Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) Bryan Peterson Amphoto Books, 2004 Excellent book At first glance I was disappointed with this book because I opened it up and saw a bunch of pretty photos. I thought I had bought a picture book with no real value of teaching me how to take great photographs. Since I had it I decided to read it. I have learned so ...             I Am America (And So Can You!) Stephen Colbert Grand Central Publishing, 2007 So far so good.... Read the first few chapters and it is very Stephen Colbert. Whitty, funny, in depth, blunt...good book so far             State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey Ecco, 2008 Franzened I agree with other reviewers that this is a very mixed bag, and, therefore, can hardly be considered a panorama of the entire United States, which might have been impossible in any event. Although now living across the bay in New Jersey, I am and have always been a New ...          products you might be interested in search for books assassination, everything, photographs, small-town, supposedly, understanding      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Tasso of Tarpon Springs